Larva

Forewing Length: 22-28mm;
Wingspan: 35-60mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	July - September (Earliest: 28.7)	(Winter)	May - August (Earliest: 23.5)

Biotopes:	Wet Forest	Hedge Rows	Beech Forest	Gardens
Food: (Larva)	Betula	Fagaceae	Several Rosaceae	Salix caprea
	Salix cinerea	Cytisus scoparius	Artemisia vulgaris	Solidago virgaurea
Possible Food: (Larva)	Populus
Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Many Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae
Predators:	Ammophila sabulosa

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Biston betularia
Biston betularia
Nature Spot: Peppered Moth - Biston betularia
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Biston betularia
Lepiforum: Biston betularia
Plant Parasites of Europe: Biston betularia

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